Chapter 3273 Princess Mansion
The emperor thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Summon her in. It happens that the three ministers are all here, so we can discuss the matter of sending a military doctor."
Gu Zhong agreed and went out to invite people in person.
After a while, he led Zhou Man in with a suppressed smile on his face.
The emperor looked up and saw Zhou Man in dazzling attire. The pen in his hand paused, and the ink stained the memorial. He dropped the pen and looked at Zhou Man in surprise.
The other three ministers also looked at Zhou Man with their mouths wide open.
All the colleagues Zhou Man met along the way had the same expression on their faces. She was no longer surprised, so she raised her hand calmly and saluted the emperor.
The emperor raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite."
He looked Zhou Man up and down, and couldn't help but sigh and ask, "My dear, what's this?"
Zhou Man said calmly, "I have come to the palace to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
"Oh." The emperor was silent for a long time before saying, "Then your outfit..."
Zhou Man: "...Your Majesty, this is the dress code for a princess, and I have not violated it."
"Yes, yes," the emperor paused before finding his words. "What I meant was, why aren't you wearing your official uniform? Well, of course, there's nothing wrong with wearing this attire."
Zhou Man was devastated. She had held her head high before entering the palace, hoping to amaze everyone. Unexpectedly, instead of amazed, she attracted so many strange looks. She couldn't help but doubt her own taste. "Your Majesty, is this dress weird for me?"
The emperor shook his head and looked at his three ministers.
Three Shangshu: ...
Seeing the emperor and Zhou Man looking over, the three of them could only shake their heads. Duke Zhao said, "Master Zhou's clothes are not against the rules."
The emperor glanced at his brother-in-law and thought he was really stupid. He didn't know how Lady Zhao had tolerated him for so many years.
The emperor said, "It looks very nice."
Minister Cui and Minister Liu also looked at Duke Zhao with disdain. One of them said, "Lord Zhou looks very elegant in this suit."
Another person said: "She is the best among all the beauties."
Although he didn't know how much courtesy there was in this compliment, and the four of them were over 150 years old in total, Zhou Man was still happy and calmer.
Zhou Man bowed to the emperor again and said sincerely, "I thank your majesty for the reward. I will work harder to serve your majesty and the Great Jin in the future."
"Okay," the emperor said to Zhou Man, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes. He couldn't bring himself to mention the military doctor's policy, and planned to discuss it next time. So he said, "Mingda is also in the harem. You should go and pay your respects to the empress."
Zhou Man bowed and left.
The emperor and the three ministers watched Zhou Man leave and did not speak for a long time.
The Queen and Mingda were much more normal about Zhou Man's fancy attire. Their eyes flashed with amazement, and they reached out to pull him up and look him over. "You look really good in this outfit. Is there something happy happening today?"
Zhou Man told the empress about the emperor's reward and said with a smile, "I came to the palace to thank your majesty and your majesty for your kindness."
The Queen smiled and said, "This is what you deserve."
The erysipelas in the emperor's body had been cleared, and the queen knew that his health had improved. She looked at Zhou Man's outfit today and said with a smile, "You look very good dressed like this. You can do it more often in the future."
She turned around and ordered the palace servants to fetch some jewelry and cloth for Zhou Man, "This is a gift for you."
Zhou Man looked at her in bewilderment, "My Lady, I'm here to express my gratitude."
The Queen smiled and said, "Thank you all for that."
Zhou Man had no choice but to take it.
After leaving the palace, Zhou Man turned back to look at the palace gate and asked Mingda, "Is it strange that I'm dressed like this? Look, many people looked at me in surprise along the way."
"That's because you don't usually wear fancy clothes or makeup, so you surprised them today."
"real?"
Mingda nodded affirmatively: "Really."
The carriage headed out of the imperial city. Along the way, many officials looked at the road, but unfortunately they did not see the people in the carriage.
I heard that Lady Zhou came into the palace today in gorgeous attire, as beautiful as a peach or plum. It's a pity they didn't see it.
Zhou Man took the gift from the queen home.
It was a rare holiday, so Zhou Man relaxed and slept until noon the next day. If she wasn't hungry, she wouldn't have wanted to get up.
After breakfast, Zhou Man called Bai Jingxing over and said, "Come on, today I'll take you to see the family business your mother has earned for you, and then to see Dabao."
Bai Jingxing immediately put away his toys and ran away happily after his mother.
Zhou Man went directly to the princess's mansion to find Mingda and Bai Ruoyu and invited them to visit her princess's mansion together.
The two families were on the same street, but their gates faced different directions. Zhou Man's back door faced the wall of the princess's mansion.
At this time, the back door was closed, and the craftsmen in the industry department were a little far away from the back door, so they didn't hear anyone knocking on the door.
Zhou Man was too lazy to go back to the main gate, so he simply waved his hand and said to the guards, "Jump in and open the door."
Guards: ...
They silently jumped over the wall and went in, but after a while they jumped out and reported: "Madam, there is a lock inside too."
"Then go find someone to open the lock. Why are you jumping out?"
The guards had no choice but to climb over the wall again. Little Bai Ruoyu and Bai Jingxing stood aside, holding hands, looking up with envy, "They can fly!"
Zhou Man urged them, "When you grow up a little bit, you can learn it too."
Mingda did not object. The group stood on the road for a while before the back door opened, and the responsible official from the Ministry of Works also came with them.
He stepped forward respectfully and saluted Mingda and Zhou Man. "Your Highness, we haven't finished repairing this Princess Mansion yet. I'm afraid it will take some time before we can hand it over."
Zhou Man asked: "Can we go in and take a look?"
"Of course, my lady."
The group went in. This was the back door, which led to a corner of the back garden. The grass and trees inside were withered, and someone was digging a hole in the yard, apparently preparing to transplant flowers and trees.
Zhou Man saw this and couldn't help but say, "It's so expensive to transplant flowers and trees at this time, and they may not survive later."
The clerk said awkwardly, "The Ministry of Works and the Palace Department are pressing for it, so..."
Zhou Man thought of her mother-in-law's hobby and the flowers and trees in her own garden. She waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Just have someone tidy up the land. You don't have to transplant them. We'll take care of them ourselves later."
The clerk's eyes lit up. This not only saved time, but also saved money.
The Princess's Mansion is naturally not as big as the Princess's Mansion, but it is not small either. It is almost the same size as Zhou's Mansion. However, the layout and garden inside are far inferior to Zhou's Mansion.
Mingda walked beside her and said, "This house originally belonged to my aunt, but she passed away seven or eight years ago. Before that, she lived with her husband's family in Huayin. After she died of illness, everything in the garden was taken away, and this place has been empty since then."
Whether it is a princess or a princess, if there is no one to inherit the title after her death, the princess's mansion and the princess's mansion will generally be taken back by the public, but the things inside can be moved away by their family members.
Different from the house given by the prince to Zhou Man, this one was a mansion given to Zhou Man by the court to confer a title. It could not be bought or sold and could only be lived in while she was alive.
However, Zhou Man was still very satisfied. She felt that she could live another sixty or seventy years without any problem.
There are only two chapters today, I won’t post again tomorrow. See you tomorrow
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